$100k salary, packing up from Asheville
changea dispatch from
baltimore
MD
39.29°N
76.61°W
Baltimore is steamed crabs with Old Bay, the Inner Harbor at golden hour, and row houses with painted screens. Edgar Allan Poe is buried here, John Waters still lives here, and Cal Ripken Jr. is a saint. The seafood is genuinely some of the best on the east coast. The neighborhoods (Fells Point, Hampden, Federal Hill) each feel like their own small town.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Asheville
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
7% more expensive than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$5,782/mo
$438 less than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
4% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
2.8M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Asheville has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year.
1.9× the events of Asheville, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
0% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
56% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
72
800% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
